Okay, it's time to cast your vote for your favo(u)rite Kallista limerick:<B>1</B> <BR>A randy young chick in Kallista<BR>Has tucked in her jut* a thermistor**<BR>You can see when she's hot<BR>And on days when she's not<BR>It tells you to visit her sister.<BR><BR>* Regional slang, pronounced "joot"<BR><BR>**https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermistor<BR><BR><B>2</B><BR>In gorgeous and hilly Kallista, <BR>She met an engaging young mistah<BR>While quite unassuming, <BR>She thinks he is blooming - <BR>Cuz he took her aside and he kissedah!<BR><BR><B>3</B><BR>I dated a girl from Kallista.<BR>I just couldn't help it, I kista.<BR>But so loud! Couldn't stand<BR>To be holding her hand<BR>As she sang in the band Twisted Sista.<BR><BR><B>4</B><BR>On a train to near Kallista<BR>Singing, “Ain’t that Mr. Mister?”<BR>With the radio<BR>And my girl, you know<BR>She's a one-tracked mind soul sister.<BR><BR>Inspired by Train’s “Hey, Soul Sister”<BR><BR><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVpv8-5XWOI" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVpv8-5XWOI</a><BR><BR><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hey,_Soul_Sister" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hey,_Soul_Sister</a><BR><BR><B>5</B><BR>There is a most wonderful vista<BR>From many a spot near Kallista,<BR>And if coffee's your go<BR>You also should know,<BR>It's home to the odd good barista.<BR><BR><B>6</B><BR>A fellow who came from Kallista<BR>Was accused of fucking his sister<BR>He said "It's not true<BR>For the most that I do -<BR>And with her consent - is to fist 'er."<BR><BR><B>7</B><BR>A very odd bloke in Kallista<BR>Goes sliding on rocks with his sister<BR>They wear nothing at all<BR>Now e's worn off one ball<BR>An' 'er bum has a bloody big blister<BR><BR><B>8</B><BR>A gal that I know from Kallista<BR>Was stalked by a passionate Mister<BR>She finally told 'im<BR>[& then he did fold 'em]<BR>You fool! I'm in love with my sister!<BR><BR><B>9</B><BR>My girlfriend's not fond of Kallista,<BR>Cause that's where in public I dissed 'er.<BR>She took that bitter pill,<BR>And forgave me until -<BR>I got pissed 'n' made out with 'er sister!<BR><BR><B>10</B><BR>A crazy old coot in Kallista<BR>Once copied a Roman ballista<BR>Targets often he'd choose <BR>Of the biggest red 'roos<BR>Till a stray bolt punctured his sista.12345678910

Oh, there are so many really good ones here. It's going to be difficult choosing.

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What Sattva said! I picked one by the eeny-meeny-miney-moe method.

Well taking Bob's advice I have taken the liberty of having a vote. There is now a 4 way tie. There were 7 contestants in this game, so we should be getting at least 7 votes, and others like Shufitz and tinman, can also vote. There's quite a few very good entries here, so it shouldn't be too hard to find one you like.

Hi Folks,

It looks like 6 votes is all we're going to get, and we now have a leader. Do you want me to declare the results, or is somebody out there still making up their mind which one to vote for?

There were a lot of good ones - lots of "sister" rhymes.

Okay! Based on the lack of feedback, I am assuming nobody seems to care whether or not or when I declare the poll. So given we now have 7 votes, no doubt coming from the 7 players, spread pretty evenly across 6 of the 10 limericks, meaning only one limerick has more than one vote, I hereby declare Limerick #1 the winner!

Authors were:

#1: Geoff's very "blue" entry (actually the 1st one I received), 2 votes
#2: Kalleh's attempt to use Mister rather than sister, making it less likely to be "blue", 1 vote
#3: Hab using the "sister" rhyme, but keeping it clean, 1 vote
#4: Sattva another clean one with Sister and a nice theme but sadly no votes
#5: My attempt to go fully clean and based it on the town, surprised I got a vote.
#6: Bob thought it might be too "blue" and he was right as it got no votes, but deserved one
#7: Geoff being silly but he made somebody smile enough to vote for it
#8: Bethree using Mister and Sister but not going "blue" and sadly no votes
#9: my attempt to go "blue" with the sister rhyme, 1 vote
#10: Geoff creating a weird scenario, that probably deserved a vote for creativity, but none

So well done everyone and especially Geoff not only for winning but for being so prolific and producing 3 of them.

So when you're ready Geoff, pick a new place for us to visit "limerickly".

Oh and can any of you great wordsmiths tell me the reason why "blue" came to be used to mean "rude/dirty"?

The non-naughty ones made me smile the most for some reason. I voted for Hab's because, as someone with noise-damaged, now noise- intolerant ears, he really resonated with my own situation!

I'm surprised that onbody else used "ballista," the only word I can think of that rhymes non-rhotically with Kallista. Maybe no SCA members here? https://www.sca.org/

Well from my perspective, "ballista" is a homonym for Kallista, not a rhyme!

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Oh and can any of you great wordsmiths tell me the reason why "blue" came to be used to mean "rude/dirty"?

Well here's AN answer but it looks decidedly suspect to me.

https://english.stackexchange....gin-of-blue-for-rude

I have no substantiation for it, but I've read somewhere that censors once used blue ink for noting offensive language. I wonder what Proofreader would have said?